One-Liner
A workforce provenance ledger for CHIPS Act semiconductor fabrication recipients, automating the labor-sourcing documentation required in CHIPS Program Office Section 102 reporting.
AI Thinking Process
CHIPS Act Section 102 requires fab recipients to report workforce provenance — sourcing of skilled labor, training programs, supply chain nationality mix. TSMC Q2 2026 revenue +35.1% + $100B Arizona capex. Compliance ledger for workforce provenance across construction, equipment, and engineering labor.
Buyer count check: ~15 CHIPS Act fab recipients total. Reporting cadence: semi-annual. Maximum 30 vendor interactions/year across entire TAM. Consulting-not-SaaS flag fires. Pivot to subcontractor labor firms: still small buyer count + consulting shape.
KILLED: Finite buyer set (~15 fabs) + semi-annual frequency trap = consulting shape, not SaaS. EU Chips Act cross-jurisdiction pivot is 18-24 months premature. '$100B capex' signal attracted a structurally concentrated idea.
Kill Reason
Finite buyer set with frequency trap: approximately 15 total CHIPS Act funded fab projects exist, and reporting happens only twice a year — producing a maximum of 30 high-value vendor interactions per year across all potential customers. The product is structurally a consulting engagement with semi-annual billing moments, not a monthly-recurring SaaS subscription. The pivot to subcontractor labor firms still fails because those subcontractors are also consulting-shape buyers with no recurring need. EU Chips Act expansion is 18-24 months from operational reporting rigor, making cross-jurisdiction expansion premature.
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